People

This project is led by PI John Paul Helveston from George Washington University, and is currently executed by his PhD student Pingfan Hu. The team consists of the following members.

John Paul Helveston, Ph.D.

John Paul Helveston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at the George Washington University. He studies technological change, with a particular interest in accelerating the transition to environmentally sustainable and energy-saving technologies.

Pingfan Hu

Pingfan Hu is a Ph.D. student in Systems Engineering at the George Washington University, supervised by PI John Helveston. His primary research interest is the adoption of PEV smart charging and V2G charging by conjoint surveys.

Brian Tarroja, PhD., P.E.

Brian Tarroja is a researcher and educator focused on improving the robustness of strategies to carry out the transition to a cleaner, decarbonized energy system. His research centers on understanding how to co-optimize concurrent transitions in energy, water, and transportation infrastructures to maximize beneficial outcomes and avoid or minimize harmful consequences.

Kate Forrest, Ph.D.

Kate E. Forrest is currently a Senior Scientist at Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine. She is an environmental scientist and engineer passionate about clean energy, environmental advocacy, sustainable energy and transportation solutions, science policy, and educational outreach.

Eric Hittinger, Ph.D.

Eric Hittinger is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at Rochester Institute of Technology, WILL International Chair at University of Lille, and President-Elect of the US Association for Energy Economics. His research is focused on energy policy, particularly the opportunities and challenges associated with new technologies such as energy storage, renewables, electric vehicles, and efficiency.

Alan Jenn, Ph.D.

Alan Jenn is currently an Assistant Professor at the Electric Vehicle (EV) group of the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at the University of California, Davis as well as an affiliate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research is focused on plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs): integration with the electric grid, adoption of the technology, use in ride-hailing companies (such as Uber and Lyft), and its impact on transportation finance.